Pats and Scots edge toward Carolina League finals
Greensboro Patriots beat Burlington Grahamton 5 2 to take a 2 0 lead in the best 3 of 5 semifinal series. George Crawford led with eight hits as Joe Trimble allowed nine. Key plays included a three run first inning for Greensboro and a late protest over a called ball.
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Greensboro leads in Carolina League semifinals with 5 2 win
Greensboro defeated Burlington-Graham 5 to 2 to take a 2-0 series lead in the best of five semifinals. Fayetteville then beat Durham 8 to 4 to even the series at 1-1. Today’s matchups feature Greensboro at Bur-Gra and Durham at Fayetteville.
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Bucky Harris and Porterfield Halt Yankees Playoff Hopes
In a critical late season twist, Bucky Harris’s Washington Senators and Bob Porterfield shut down the New York Yankees in the final three innings of the deciding game. The veteran manager’s long memory and past clashes with Yankee GM George Weiss add to the mood as Harris’s Senators dashed New York’s pennant chances and signaled a dramatic season arc.
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Porterfield Recall Sparks Tension Between Club Leader and GM
Clark Griffith recalled a pitcher from exile, while a rift with manager Bucky Harris grew over Weiss promoting Porterfield from Newark too late to help. The note hints at lingering coldness in the late 1940s baseball dynamics.
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Chicago boxer Paul Andrews stops Hughes in Las Vegas bout
Chicago's Paul Andrews, 180 from Buffalo, knocks out Bobby Hughes, 176 from Warren, Ohio, in the Chicago fighter’s Las Vegas ring. Mile Save, 160 from Seattle, knocks out Neal Rivers, 157, in Las Vegas.
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